Wellington [New Zealand], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 11,464 new community cases of COVID-19 and 29 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

In addition, 355 COVID-19 cases have recently traveled overseas, it said.

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Currently, 729 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 18 in intensive care units or high dependency units.

New Zealand has so far reported 1,452,748 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020. (ANI/Xinhua)

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